Kosovo Box
A manual dedicated to women in Kosovo addressing the lack of sheltering space after the Balkan War.
Initiator(s)
Shirin Homann-Saadat
Description
The project consists of a construction manual, conceived as a recipe book, dedicated to women in Kosovo addressing the lack of sheltering space after the Balkan War. The content of the box has been created throughout worksps by women from Prishtina and Vushtrri and it was developed in collaboration with the School of Architecture in Prishtina and in London.
Goals
Propose a solution for the lack of shelter for women.
Beneficial outcomes
Some of the Kosovo Box‘s architectural ideas were integrated into an architectural local proposal; women of Vushtrri formed a group and occupied the building site for their ’women only-building’ (finally the site was not given to the women and the house was not built); the project was published in architectural journals in England and Germany and shown on Kosovo media.
Location
Kosovo, The Netherlands, United Kingdom
Users
Women of Vushtrri / Kosovo, Radio Vushtrri, Metropolitan School of Architecture London, School of Architecture, Prefecture Architecture UK, Prishtina, Shirin Homann-Saadat.
Maintained by
School of Architecture Prishtina, Metropolitan School of Architecture London, Architectural Summer Hamburg, Uta Homann Minden, Kunstlerhaus Hamburg-Bergedorf, galerie Xprssns Hamburg
Duration
2001 - 2006
Category
Scientific
Pedagogical
Politics
Urban Development
Economy
Environment
Social
